{"product_id":"a-fine-line-penelope-guinn-9798275272109","title":"A Fine Line","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rivals to lovers scenario where the sparks between two small town campaign managers are hotter than the competition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalliope Simons is in over her head. After a career failure deposits her back into her childhood bedroom in Ragansville, GA, she eagerly takes on managing her former mentor's mayoral campaign. If she's going to achieve her lifelong dream of running a major political campaign, Calliope has to win-or face the collapse of her career before it ever really starts. Unfortunately, as passionate as she is about her candidate's progressive plan to transform the small town she loves, that might not be enough to match the sleek professionalism of the other campaign's manager, Emerson Palmer: the guy who rejected her for a different campaign months before due to her lack of experience. The same guy she kissed after a round of drinks and a surprising show of support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmerson Palmer has an impressive resume, but he's lacking inspiration after a rare loss has him rethinking his purpose. When he takes a meeting with a less than worthy candidate, he's only thinking about mending his bank account. But when he finds out that Calliope, the woman who turned his life upside down months before, is leading the opposition, he jumps at the chance to be closer to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrbiting each other as they campaign for their respective candidates, Emerson offers Calliope a way to cool the tension that threatens to boil over at every exchange: one night together to finish what they started with that first kiss. But once isn't enough. Soon, they're relying on each other for more than physical release, and eventually, Calliope has to decide if a career in the political trenches is right for her-and if her professional rivalry with Emerson could ever be exchanged for a romantic collaboration.\u003cp\u003eA Fine Line is for lovers of optimistic small-town arcs like Leslie Knope's city council run in \u003ci\u003eParks and Rec\u003c\/i\u003e and smoldering friends-to-lovers stories such as B.K. Borison's \u003ci\u003eBusiness Casual\u003c\/i\u003e - and for anyone who ever rooted for \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing's\u003c\/i\u003e Josh and Donna to finally act on their sizzling chemistry.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Guinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275272109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.86d","brand":"Penelope Guinn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447371247871,"sku":"9798275272109","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da3e99d5-89f6-458b-934a-9d757ca1f1cf.jpg?v=1777230660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fine-line-penelope-guinn-9798275272109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}